Eggs anyone?

Greetings!

It has been a busy and exciting week! Here are some highlights:

• Happy Hour at Fat Dragon. This was our first HH at Fat Dragon, and we had a fantastic time! The food and drink specials were great- $2 off of apps, $3.50 rail drinks (their rails were not crap liquor- decent stuff), $2 off drafts, and $5 wine by the glass selection. We will definitely be going back- we give 10 martinis- a perfect score!
• Three Sheets to the Wind put on a great show at the National on Friday!  They are always a blast to watch, and the crowd was clearly having an awesome time. We can't wait until their next show!

  

  It was a smooth time had by all.



Buffalo Deviled Eggs? Yes, please!

• Easter for both us of had last minute changes in plans. The weather was not stellar in Richmond- so neither of us made it to Monument Ave for Easter on Parade. Due to unforeseen circumstances, both our Easter dinner plans were cancelled, leaving us both with dozens of boiled eggs, ready to be deviled. We are trying to be creative in how to use these eggs: Egg salad and several twists on deviling have been consumed in the last few days by us and our husbands. Check out our Pinterest page for some ideas!

April is already in full swing with many happenings around town. The Richmond Flying Squirrels have their opening game on April 4th, complete with fireworks after the show. Spring break is happening for most schools this week, so the museums and parks have plenty going on for families. We are about to find out if all our training has paid off for the upcoming running races this month. Everyone in town seems to be training for something- the Monument Ave 10k, Color Me Rad, Hardywood 4miler...and many more! Search for more races here. We also learned today that one of our favorite radio programs, Prairie Home Companion, will be coming to Maymont this summer as part of the Groovin' concert series! Tickets go on sale next week.

Since many of us are hitting the pavement, either in running shoes or sandals, here's a friendly reminder for the gals out there: It's time for a pedi! Whether you do one at home or hit the salon, it is that time of year to make your toes and feet look great. Guys, you may want to consider it too.

Kate and her hubby are planning a spring yard sale for the weekend and are looking forward to the extra space in the basement! Whatever money is made will be going toward outdoor improvement projects. If you're on the Northside of Richmond this Saturday (April 6th, 9-1) come on by and check it out!  The weather is going to be great for a little outdoor shopping. No early birds, but we will be open to a Bloody Mary on the porch with you during the sale!

The sign is the hook to reel in your customers! BUY BUY BUY!!!

Congratulations to our friends Meghan and Travis on the Easter arrival of their little boy! He surprised everyone by coming a few weeks early, but everyone is doing great. We have been over the moon with excitement for this arrival, even if it means Kate has a ton of eggs to eat.

Cheers,

K&H

March Madness!

March Madness Cocktails and Glitter style! 

 

We are now in the third month of the year as well as the third month of blogging.  We are getting a better hang of it each day and hope you are still enjoying what we are putting out there.  Any and all feedback is welcome.  If you haven’t already, be sure to “follow us” on Pinterest and “like us” on Facebook!  

In the month of March we will be…

• Adding more content to the blog, Pinterest and Facebook. 
• Loving having sunlight in the evenings, don’t forget to set your clocks for daylight savings this weekend!
• Increasing the frequency and intensity of workouts. Those pounds are going to drop!
• Making a couple of crafts, maybe we will finally get around to those wreaths we got snowed out of making in January!
• Having a big Happy Hour...maybe even two!
• Cheering on the RiverCity Rollergirls at our first ever roller derby, March 16^th.
• Treating ourselves to a spa day.
• Traveling and visiting friends.
• Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17^th. 
  
• Celebrating the first day of Spring, March 20^th.
• Enjoying the unofficial kick off to the festival season, The Irish Festival, March 23-24^th.
• Rocking out at The National  to see Three Sheets to the Wind, March 29^th
• Celebrating Easter, Easter at Maymont, March 30^th and the Easter Parade on Monument Avenue, March 31^st.

And that is just what we know of right now! Pure madness, awesome fabulous madness, awaits us this March!

We started this month of madness by hosting, along with our friend Mary Catherine, a baby shower for our dear friend Meghan. The theme was Star Wars-chic and it was awesome! Our guest of honor and her husband are fans of Star Wars and based on the very cool gifts they received and the shower theme, apparently, all their friends and family are aware of this fact. The idea of the theme started off small with Mary Catherine designing the shower invitation with a baby Yoda and a couple of subtle Star Wars references. After a snowy coffee date to plan we had come up with a menu of  “grown up” kid foods such as peanut butter and jelly sushi, baked brie with Yoda stamped on it, tater tots, chic fil a chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese bites, cupcakes from Pearls and of course fruit and veggies. 

 

Kate used the coolest craft tool in the world, a Silhouette, to make a Star Wars mobile and a banner tying in the reference from the shower invitation.  As part of the mobile there are baby pictures of the parents-to-be at all stages of childhood. This was a neat touch and everyone loved looking at the photos. Each of these will be hanging in the baby’s nursery.  

Mary Catherine has a fabulous flair for the vintage and we were able to use her collection of antique cake stands, drink dispensers for cranberry-pineapple-almond punch (see Pinterest for the recipe) and family heirloom green depression glass plates. We were all very pleased with the way it all came together and have no problem saying it was very cool and not nerdy at all...well maybe a little nerdy but in a nerdy-chic kind of way!

 

Another personal touch we added was that we had each of the guests decorate a square building block. All the guests got very creative and the end result was special one-of-a-kind toy for the baby. Adding to the special-ness was that the blocks were handmade by the father-to-be’s own father. Keep this craft in mind for a baby gift or party favor. 

We will post pictures of everything before the week is up!

Cheers!

K&H

Happy February everyone!

We hope everyone has recovered from Superbowl Sunday (or Puppybowl Sunday if you're like Kate). Hopefully you all behaved yourselves- we really tried! Heather attended a Superbowl party and was pretty good. Kate's mom was in town for a visit, so missed the game (and junk food) entirely... aside from the big bag of homemade Chex mix she brought.

We both did well with workouts this week.  Both us us hit the gym, and we even managed to go outside for a walk/run together at a Bryan Park. We were happy to see new signage there, including a 5K course. Perfect for our training!  Heather's been wearing her pedometer everyday, and has exceeded her target daily step goal. Go Us!

The big blog news of the week is our new Pinterest page and Facebook page! 

The Facebook page is to help us get the blog out to a bigger audience, and make it easier for folks to follow us. We hope you'll "Like" us (you really really like us!). The Pinterest page is just a fun way to share more ideas that go beyond what we can add to the blog (recipes, cocktails, projects we'd like to do, etc). So please, Like, Follow and Comment away! We would love any and all feedback. Thanks for hanging out with us so far!


Cheers,

K&H

We made it through month one!

January 2013 has proven to be extremely successful in creating and fulfilling some awesome goals! We have had a great time launching this awesome blog and are enjoying the outlet this blog has proved for us to get our creative juices flowing, projects completed or in the queue for completion and most importantly getting our hot bodies in even hotter shape and better health. Thank you to everyone that is checking in on us- we hope you are enjoying our ramblings!

We are still working to find our voice, direction and niche so we may make each and every post fun, entertaining, resourceful, educational and awesome! We have decided to stick with the obnoxious use of the word awesome, it just makes us smile.

We would love to hear from you, please feel free to comment and give us your feedback and ideas. Also feel free to tell all your friends and family about our awesomeness.

This week we did squeeze in a Kate & Heather HH at Mosaic. Mosaic is a great little spot located in the River Road Shopping Center. We both have a soft spot for Mosaic as they catered each of our weddings. Plus it is a good halfway meeting spot between our homes, in case Heather doesn’t want to go all the way into town and Kate doesn’t want to have to cross the river. HH deals vary by day with a different libation available for $3 Monday-Thursday and $4 on Friday. They offer a complimentary appetizer at the bar, which also varies by the day. You do have to ask for the appetizer, and it's a very small portion. Drink specials and complimentary app are Monday-Friday, 4pm-7pm at the bar only.

We have completed our extremely sophisticated Happy Hour rating system,
formerly referred to as our ranking system. We are rating not ranking. We will be giving up to a 10 martini rating for the best score and a 0 martini rating for the worst. Check out the Happy Hour tab for the details on our extremely sophisticated Happy Hour rating system. 

Kate and her hubby rocked a trip to Ikea this past weekend and created an amazing craft/sewing table. They are not taking orders (Heather's already asked), but a step by step how to make your own is on Down & Dirty Nitty Gritty. 

All goals for the past week were met with the exception of a She’s Crafty wreath making day because it snowed. We know it wasn’t much snow, but the thought of snow in Richmond means schools are closed, the grocery stores are sold out of milk and bread-thank god they always have beer and wine, and crafting days are cancelled. We did manage to have a great coffee date/baby shower planning meeting with a great friend on that day before the weather got too crazy.

Heather did not go to the gym but did look up class schedules online, that counts right? WRONG! Kate went to the gym not once, not twice, but three times and is still kicking butt in the Diet Bet. Heather is not. Heather did use that spanking new pedometer and download the training apps. Which will come in handy as we both signed up for another 5K race to be held in April. This one had a different motivation than the beer the Hardywood 4 miler has to offer, this one is like a running through a rainbow! It's called Color Me Rad. The FAQ page was enough to motivate us to sign up, let alone getting bombed with color bombs! Check it out and join us! 

Goals for the week are:
Heather: To actually go to the gym. At least get up to 2,000 steps a day on that pedometer with a goal of 10,000 daily in the next 30 days. She will attempt to not pig out Super Bowl Sunday even if the party hosts are having the event catered by her favorite Mexican Restaurant.
Kate: Continue with the couch to 5K training and healthy eating. Return to the gym, except for the warmer days. If she goes to any Super Bowl events (or as she prefers to call it- Puppy bowl/Commercial bowl), to try to keep the snacking to a minimum. Also, work on organizing the new craft table and start painting the back of the Ikea bookshelves that were also purchased on the weekend trip.


In other fun happenings this coming week, one of us is maybe getting a much needed haircut and therefore donating between 8-14 inches of hair to Locks of Love. The amount donated will depend on not someone chickening out when the scissors are in motion. If it happens, before and after pictures will be posted to the blog Thursday.

Just so you know February is shaping up to be pretty awesome! With stuff like 28 days of scrap-booking, more weight lost, a Pinterest page and a Facebook page coming soon.  So get ready for some more AWESOME adventures with us!